ACTIVITIES

OODH will work on additional projects and activities in the following six areas:

  1. Implementing an evidence-based intervention to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.
    OODH will continue to hold Healthy Lifestyles workshops throughout the state of Oregon, including at least one Spanish Healthy Lifestyles workshop for Latinos each year. Healthy Lifestyles workshops are part of OODH’s ongoing efforts to provide people with disabilities with the skills and resources to live a healthy life.
  2. Improving access, health promotion, and health marketing and communication around a breast cancer screening and awareness campaign for women with disabilities.
    The “Right to Know Campaign” is a health communication program that was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to increase awareness of and promote breast cancer screening for women with physical disabilities 40 years and older. This program will be strategically implemented by OODH in several Oregon communities over the course of the next five years.
  3. Addressing disability issues with state or local disaster preparedness and emergency response programs.
    OODH will work to ensure that emergency preparedness planning and training efforts include topics relevant to the health and safety of people with disabilities in Oregon. OODH will participate in state emergency preparedness efforts and provide training and education to first responders on the needs of people with disabilities in emergency situations.
  4. Engaging in activities in support of livable communities, to include improving access to homes, schools, healthcare facilities, and/or workplaces.
    Community Engagement activities will continue as a part of ongoing efforts to improve the physical and social accessibility of community environments, resulting in improved quality of life for people with disabilities.
  5. Training of professionals and para-professionals.
    Professionals and para-professionals will be trained on the care and health promotion of people with disabilities. OODH will continue to offer the graduate level course on “Disability and Public Health” for the Oregon Masters of Public Health Program, as well as offer a new graduate course on “Disability and Epidemiology.” OODH staff will also provide lectures in an interdisciplinary teaching forum at OHSU and implement an intensive training institute for healthcare professionals.
  6. Analyzing supplemental surveillance data.
    Although the core grant requires OODH to analyze state BRFSS data, this modular grant allows for more in-depth analysis of the BRFSS data to help inform the development and evaluation of ongoing OODH program activities. Additionally, OODH will also analyze data on Oregon teens with disabilities to help inform the development of sound programs and policies related to their health and well-being.

    For information not found on this website, please contact:


    Administrative Assistant
    Oregon Office on Disability and Health
    OHSU - CDRC
    P.O. Box 574
    Portland, OR 97207
    503-494-3331 or fax 503-494-6868
    http://cdrc.ohsu.edu/oodh